CyberMaps, a new feature devoted to the hidden treasures of Cornell's Web space, begins with a tour of what's behind the university's front page. (Feb. 7, 2007)
Child care is a vital part of recent efforts to restore the 'Queen City' of the Empire State back to its former regal status, according to a Cornell study, 'Buffalo Child Care Means Business.' (Feb. 6, 2007)
The family of George 'Doc' Abraham '39 has donated photos that document little-known aspects of World War II's Africa Campaign to Cornell's library, as well as footage of Abraham and his wife, The Green Thumb duo, of radio and TV fame. (Nov. 12, 2007)
Two campus musical ensembles explored their different cultural and religious traditions together in collaborative performances supported by Cornell's Breaking Bread Initiative. (March 25, 2009)
About 170 women small-business owners, including those who are members of minority groups, got help April 21 at a special Cornell-sponsored workshop, "Rebuilding New York City: What Every Minority/Woman-Owned Business Should Know." The event took place at the Cornell Conference Center in Manhattan and received excellent reviews from the participants, reported IWW Director Francine Moccio.
CASE, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, has awarded Cornell News Service a silver medal for excellence in news writing in the category of research, medicine and science news. Each year CASE singles out universities for awards in several areas of communications, alumni relations and fund-raising. In 1998 Cornell News Service won the CASE grand gold medal for writing in research, medicine and science.
Karl Berkelman, the Goldwin Smith Professor Emeritus of Physics and a leader in experimental particle physics at Cornell, died Feb. 26 in Sayre, Pa. (March 18, 2009)
Events on campus this week include a new exhibition of art and architecture by Richard Meier, a concert by Dick and Judy Hyman, President Skorton's annual address to staff and a lecture on Asian art. (Oct. 4, 2012)
Irene Rosenfeld, CEO and chairman of Kraft Foods Inc., gave a summary of her strategy for turning around the fortune of the international corporation as the 2007 Lewis H. Durland Memorial lecturer, Oct. 18. (Oct. 22, 2007)
Former Cornell anti-Vietman War activists return to campus Nov. 10-11 as part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ celebration of the university’s sesquicentennial.